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CVE-2020-3436

HIGHEPSS 77th pctl
8.6
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary-sized files to specific folders on an affected device, which could lead to an unexpected device reload. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not efficiently handle the writing of large files to specific folders on the local file system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading files to those specific folders. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write a file that triggers a watchdog timeout, which would cause the device to unexpectedly reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition.

How to fix

Remediation Available
adaptive security applianceNVD
Affected:< 9.6.4.45Fixed in:9.6.4.45CVE-2020-3436derived from NVD
adaptive security appliance softwareNVD
Affected:>= 9.14.0, < 9.14.1.15Fixed in:9.14.1.15CVE-2020-3436derived from NVD
firepower threat defenseNVD
Affected:>= 6.5.0, < 6.5.0.5Fixed in:6.5.0.5CVE-2020-3436derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days
77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.